Little Squares:

Great Shakes in Palm Springs: huge thumbs up (especially because they had a dairy-free shake for yours truly!) Also, TKB (The Kid Business) was outstanding. And their story is even better. Also, King's Highway at The Ace Hotel has been a slam dunk every time. *the more you know* 💫 #palmsprings #foodie #greatshakes

Gerald and ToonTown. (Their current nicknames out of dozens 🙈). #morriscrewinca #rooandlittlejo #sandiego

I'm going to miss these San Diego nights. One week left before the next leg of our life adventure! 🌅 #sandiego #seaportvillage #morriscrewinca

How can you go to The Ace and not? 😎🙈 #morriscrewinca #acehotel #palmsprings

I wonder if this will always happen in the chaos and speed of life? But so far, every time Rowdy's birthday has inched closer, without even trying, flashbacks of that week come to mind. This day, three years ago, we walked the Rio lake oooone more time. We had fajitas ooooone more time. I told him I was starting to think this baby was NEVER going to come. He tried to keep me from getting discouraged but could hardly stand his own excitement to see his first son. We talked about any other labor starter options ("We have tried everything!" 😩) It's fun that he was the one. You know? He's the one who knows because he waited too. He walked with me too. He tried to start labor too. He got excited about early contractions too. He got bummed when they stopped too. It's not just "Oh, I like your personality!" (which I do), it's also: you have DONE things with me. Together we know. And only we know what it was like to be the waiting-parents of Rowdy Neil Morris. The "shared" part of life with your person gets me. And I can't help but reflect on those conversations, and experiments, and frustrations, and uncontainable anticipation we shared together those final days. #calebwithkristen #morriscrewinca pc: @ally_michele

Little Sentences:

"I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!" - Tantor from Tarzan 😂

nonsense, child. if you'd lost all your faith, i couldn't be here. and here i am. fairy godmother to cinderella
The morning after I got engaged, I was in a wedding-mode. It was truly a dream come true to actually be able to make real plans for a wedding. My dad always joked with me that I have the wedding ready to go, I just need to insert man and I could get married. I am one of those girls who dreamed about my wedding day since I was a child, so it was almost confusing and weird to get to really make plans! I've "pretend" made plans for years! ;)

The hardest decision, by far, was who we were going to have photograph the happy day. I have so many wonderful, incredible, talented and generous photography friends all over the world who I considered. My list went anywhere from my bestie Lydia Jane, to my Canadian bestie Jamie Delaine, to the kind and brilliant Peter Bang, to the lovely Elizabeth Baxter, to goddess o' photography Sarah Barlow, to the spunky bride to be Ica Images, to the loveable and strong Brienne Michelle, to the dreamin' Ellie Be. And anywhere in between.

But after "wedding" started to sink in a little more, I realized that I didn't want one of my friends to be our photographer. I wanted my friends to be, well, my friends. I want them to receive an invitation, get dressed up in fun wedding clothes, arrive when the wedding starts (not three hours before), take in the little details, to sit during the ceremony and not run around, to eat as much as they want, to be released to dance and to be a guest. I love shooting weddings, but I also love being a guest.

So world, meet Shannon Lee, our wedding photographer and NOT our friend ;) Just kidding... she's going to be my new best friend for life (I hope she's prepared for that.)

Shannon herself (that's her ^) is unnaturally beautiful. Stunning. Head-turning. Wow. And her self-portraits are among the best I've ever seen. But when I happened to stumble across her Facebook page one day, what drew me into her undeniably gorgeous pictures were two things: 1) use use of lighting and 2) her movement. Check out some of my favorites of hers (ALL pictures are from Shannon Lee Miller Photography):

Shannon, I hope you know how much you are making my dreams come true - with your photography and by allowing my friends to come as friends. You're professional, and lovely. Skilled, and humble. Fun, and brilliant. I can't wait to meet you in person and to have you as a part of our oh-so-important day. You rock, friend :D

Everyone else, go love on her! Go like and comment and rave and swoon! Make her a big deal, because she is!